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tight lips
noun
Of a person, silence or reticence.
Exact(36)
The tight lips are here.
The rules require tight lips, he said.
Their tight lips and slowly shaking heads said enough.
DETROIT — For generations, labor negotiations here have been the stuff of closed doors and tight lips.
I turned my head and saw her tight lips and tired eyelids.
Somewhere far away inside a smile was trying to reach Eddy's tight lips.
Similar(24)
Yesterday, however, he was remaining tight lipped.
To Bledsoe's credit, he kept a tight lip.
But it doesn't mean that you should necessarily be completely tight lipped.
As usual, organisers are keeping a fairly tight lip on the acts for this year's festival.
Tonight the Treasury was remaining tight lipped about the extent of the capital expenditure plans.
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